60 Minutes Archive: NSO Group's "Pegasus"

[@pieterrossouw8596]

The fact that we know about Pegasus and that it's getting all the attention just makes me think there are way worse things out in the wild.

[@goodvibes6715]

for sure every single phone and pc is tracked like this

[@lisastiles1408]

“Just trust us” but they refuse to show exactly how they’ve handled allegations. The way she describes the Ethics Review Board means that unnamed people, unelected people, people who aren’t held accountable, are making the decisions that weigh individual rights against a government’s claim to be maintaining security.

[@raycurtis2368]

The US is shamelessly selling things like neuro marketing, Just like this story, something it is not convenient for people to know and we bend the truth a lot.

[@ItzMii.2]

Electromagnetic weapons

[@isabellam1936]

She left out the part that’s really remarkable about Pegasus is that it does all that without the hacker user having to click anything on their phone. It’s a no-click.

[@hugovera1540]

i mean hover over

[@jakemartinez2772]

Pegasus 2.0 but not 1.0

[@tzep3256]

3.0 it's wild as you only get a missed call and that's it.

[@EmilyRose0]

"The hacker user" ROFL. You mean the VICTIM, the user who is about to do get hacked. I bet you call cheaters in video games hackers too, even though they are not.

[@naldosilva6198]

​@@tzep3256where is download

[@danielekirylo]

"nothing has been proven" ... sums up in a nutshell how NSO cares about people's safety.

[@rantg]

Well you can’t take seriously every fake news , especially when Apple is after you and make sure to spread dirt on you all the time.

[@d0uble_O]

they dont want to look 🫣

[@craigattidore9665]

They do.Trust me.. Don't lose faith

[@arl3761]

Sounds like my ex . Who just so happens to co own a business called … PEGASUS ! Wtaf 😮 😮

[@richvanek1363]

@@arl3761 things that make ya go hmmm🤔

[@roshanminai]

Guilty written all over their faces, from the lady to that dude. What's concerning is, the Israeli government is complicit by licensing Pegasus.

[@slavakulishko3771]

Guilty of what?

[@ashsoro1039]

Love Israel!

[@atm-gs2vv]

Also she says are you guys selling to country that imprisons journalists and violates human rights.. They talking about Isreal right @3:40

[@noam45629]

The Israeli government is smart and acting in it's own interest. What do you expect? We can also talk abt all the other countries selling spy software, nuclear devices etc. Double standard is obvious, the motive also is.

[@atm-gs2vv]

@@noam45629 is isreali govt is not smart and unsustainable. The whole industry revolves around selling weapons and creating wars. Unlike other countries that actually have sustainable industries and can be self-sufficient, but no West and isreal doesnt want that so they some way or another involve them in conflicts so they can ultimately profit on others demise. Your idea of smart is my idea of malicious, vindictive, and sinister.

[@ter8901]

They didnt mention it here, but it can infect your phone from a missed phone call, notification of any kind.

[@Bax365]

God damn that's actually freaky.

[@rogueagent0191]

Most likely it can. Search for Pegasus 2 software. It requires no action from the smartphone owner at all. The thing is, most people will be an unlikely target. Unless you are someone very influential or is related to

[@inigojuancarlos]

CitizenLab is also a game changer and a potent entity countering NSO. Huge props to them.

[@StraightAhead135]

Sorry..? Are we rooting for them now? I didn't get that message..

[@theepicduck6922]

@@StraightAhead135 CitizenLab is the entity opposing NSO's technology being used to target non-terrorist.

[@vkb9013]

@@StraightAhead135 CitizenLab, along with Amnesty Tech's Security Lab, did the technical heavy lifting in exposing Pegasus being used against human rights defenders, journalists, activists, and others. In other words, one of the only reasons this story is even public is in part due to the work CitizenLab conducted. So yes, if you are interested in protecting human rights, supporting groups like CitizenLab is great.

[@davemount2607]

“Did you shut down the saudis”? Big grin =no, way too much money coming from them

[@willie417]

or that was a Big Yes We Did Grin, having the power to shut the Kingdom, yes I would have a Big Grin to that

[@davemount2607]

@@willie417 very true

[@aftonair]

That grin is called the "dupers delight".

[@rcpilot179]

This guy seems a lot like American law enforcement agencies. "We've investigated ourselves, and have found no wrong doing". Also interesting to me was it was stated that Pegasus was sold to Saudi Arabia forc$55 million dollars. And that any customers misusing the program would have it turned off. My questions are... 1. Is this a purchase, where the customer is able to resell the program? 2. After purchase, what control over Pegasus does the company have? Honestly there are a lot more questions. And I seriously doubt many of them will ever be answered.

[@Dre2Dee2]

Yup. Selling weapons is BIG business. Why wouldn't you sell to both sides? Double your customers

[@cloudenv]

@@Dre2Dee2 believe it or not, but there are more important things in life than money and big business

[@arl3761]

@@cloudenv they’re really is unfortunately many people realise this way too late in life

[@Rohit-oz1or]

These guys drown out legal and logical arguments by showing fear of 9/11 or terrorist attack. More rhetoric in their arguments than facts.

[@abundanciaygratitud7744]

At min 6:55 he said "there are more than 100 countries he woukd never sell his product to"....umm there's 195 countries total...trying to sound selective. Obviously he doesn't care who buys his product aslong as they pay him well. Ugh disgusting human being. He will reincarnate and suffer 100x as the the victims that are killed by his customers.

[@Lucky14970]

5:48 "Do you think I am a terrorist?" ::uncomfortable pause:: Don't answer that Lesley, "it's a trap!"

[@gerry991]

Create a safer world defined by a few. Those authoritarian countries works like mob. Their goal is to live in luxury and power.

[@Alienlover859]

I haven't heard someone use 9/11 as a rationale this often since Giuliani.

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Privacy is a illusion.

[@stonedmonkey6654]

Against Pegasus, Yes.

[@fursansharafi8782]

Isn't that a charm! When she asked him about Saudi Arabia in the end, He replied he'll not talk about customers...

[@rayadouno7811]

So according to her statement once the contract is signed it’s IMPOSSIBLE to miss use the software! Right? Alrighty than 🙃 no need to proceed with the interview!

[@miamiwax5504]

All this tech but they didn't know Hamas would attack?

[@visantparkash384]

There was very serious abuses were detected in India by the Modi government who used Pegasus to monitor journalists and human rights activists. But Sixty Minutes very conveniently omitted this.

[@salimalmahry]

Just surreal and unbelievable that this old lady seats there with people and company from arguably one of the worst human rights violator of the world yet doesn't ask how it potentially violates internally the rights of its citizens and Palestinians . God knows what this pegasus malware does to ordinary Palestinian citizens and activists.

[@crypticnomad]

The solution is for manufacturers, developers, etc to figure out how this works and patch whatever vulnerability they are exploiting to make this work. Just knowing that this kind of thing is possible helps narrow down how they do it or at least it does for me and I'm not a ninja developer like some others.

[@crypticnomad]

@@8jzX_u1LN_Uez2 I wouldn't call this a zero day since it is known to exist and there are methods for detecting if it has been exploited. The fact that it is possible narrows it down a bit and I'm sure I could narrow it down even further if I knew how to detect if a device had been exploited

[@crypticnomad]

@@8jzX_u1LN_Uez2 and you sound like a self righteous assclown who thinks they're always right

[@ohheyalan123]

@@crypticnomad At a alleged cost of $150k-$300k per device users don’t just target an entire town. Because targets are carefully selected it’s easier for them to keep the exploits from being quickly detected and patched. They know with every device targeted, it’s only a matter of time before the exploits are found and patched.

[@davidmehnert6206]

In fact, the cost was about $650,000 for a set of ten devices to be monitored, as of 2017.

[@oodles86]

they probably have quantum decryption power

[@suecorrea]

And today we find out that our own FBI has purchased this software.

[@saysomething...9403]

FBI has purchased it test it but not to use in any investigation, US has more stronger and advanced technology than Pegasus.

[@jaruissanz1299]

Person Of Interest predicted this long ago... As always Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy predicting the future with stunning accuracy...

[@robertscheibe5287]

He's lying & has to...

[@TechSiyaad]

Israeli companies care about money and less about human rights, that is a fact.. and this technology of NSO group is also helping Israeli government to collect information from the Saudis and other Arab countries, so they benefit either way.

[@dewimatthews]

Shalev’s smile is chilling as f#@k.

[@seanohelan8241]

THANK YOU LESLIE

[@MamaTrauma]

@2:09 - The smile is sickening.

[@stanleykania7184]

Sell it to whoever will buy.. Washington DC is sold out to the highest bidder everyday..

[@terrylovesenegal]

How can some people sleep with themselves

[@matthewheadley9172]

No idea what this is about but I’m autistic and find any acronym to be cool as

[@knowledgeman86]

How many people have Pegasus saved: tens of thousands of people. How many lives ruined: tens of millions.

[@DanielS-zq2rr]

not an overexaggaration at all

[@saadabbas8976]

Pegasus row: SC refers to 'Orwellian concern'; says every citizen ought to be protected against privacy violation The New Indian Express

[@ismailmusiccrews240]

The irony of them saying that they don't deal with customers who will use it against human rights activists. Yet, their government just declared various human rights organisations as "terrorists".....

[@DanielS-zq2rr]

What human rights organization did Israel classify as terrorists?

[@Johnconno]

A western security organisation based in Israel.

[@gr1mrea9er82]

The same people that publicly condemn Khashoggi's killers, also make deals with his killers behind closed doors and applaud Pegasus while they incarcerate people like Julian Assange. Hacking it seems, is ok as long as it's the government doing it, but when a private person does it, it's a crime.

[@HPGCHEMIST1]

Example, Colombia, they laundered mafia assets.

[@danielabbey7726]

He's lying through his teeth.

[@321Jessi]

I have experienced this and I am an artist that made Resistance art in 2020 about the vaccines . I am not a terrorist , I am a South African civilian. They did it to me yesterday , thank God I am a Christian and I knew what to do. Bless. ❤

[@6789uiop]

Godspeed 60 Minutes. Keep investigating even as real journalism gets labelled unAmerican. We need more of it.

[@capricemadrid5353]

Look at his face, would he lie to you?

[@michaelheal3600]

Ashamed oil thieves

[@marianelasalazarvega782]

"we created a safer world" The question is ¿For who?

[@mutajumarobhe9788]

Saudi Arabia: we want pegasus to fight terrorism NSO: Sign here that you are not going to use it for human rights abuses Saudi Arabia: where do I sign

[@davidmehnert6206]

It’s painful, as a Jew, to hear Tami Shachar say: ‘I think that people that [sic] are not part of criminal or terroristic activities have nothing to worry about’, knowing how NSO Group’s Phantom software has been employed in the United States, and for what reason.

[@shooter9958]

Safer?..depends on who is defining that word.

[@whoknowsidont.5147]

Use Pegasus to stop government corruption

[@arl3761]

Pmsl as if ! Hahaha

[@mizkitty472]

From a PR standpoint, Pegasus lost the public trust with this interview. That there was no firm statement that the Saudis were stripped of their ability to use this software equals a statement that “We, NSO, will prostitute ourselves in order to make a sale.” Their so-called “ethics committee”? Israelis? Ethics? Oxymoron… And when a spokesperson says that “The innocent have nothing to worry about” you had better start worrying. One needs no further proof than the “contract” signed by their customers. Puh-leese. Score bonus points for Citizens Lab of Canada. Too bad their research has zero teeth. P.S. NSO did not shut down the Saudis.

[@shortfuze5685]

Do you think the israelis use this tech on American politicians?

[@steveinusa]

The fact that you're watching this should give you pause. You're able to watch this only because "they" want you to. No reputable spy agency goes on 60 minutes and talks about anything. This was compromised, and now you're seeing damage control produced with the help of 60 minutes.

[@redhead1490]

Something smells very badly behind this company...it is very important to put light on them damn more than just ask them in polite way...they sell it for damn higher price then its mentioned... but why they sell it? There is big role of shadows intentions than we can t imagine. Unfortunately....so a lot of non democratic states use it....but why? What they do with such money? Why is covered by isreal official state bodies but it is working in very high sensitive area as bussinnes company. Please put more light to it....it smells damn bad.

[@Vallartavisitors]

They sold Pegasus to Cartel Jalisco New Generation

[@abdulazizvillena173]

3 layers of protection is a sugarcoat icing in cake statement in the end the smell of dollar is more appeticing than critics/ dessidents dead body.

[@michaelheal3600]

Sounds like a lie

[@krazieecko]

Liars will be liars

[@phoebusapollo4677]

Thanks for this. Everything has a positive and negative side. It depends on who uses it. However, people will do anything for money and power.

[@arl3761]

They really will . Really degrading vulgar rich people stuff

[@carolynnmathisen8754]

This guy is full of you know what

[@Jackson_Zheng]

When they showed the screens of the employees in NSO's office, I really was expecting some crazy tools used, but seems like they're not doing anything different than any other security researcher, just disassembling binaries, analysing control flow graphs, and trying to find bugs in the code.

[@CristobalRuiz]

I wonder what the phone manufacturers think about this. Clearly there must be an exploit in Apple's iOS and Google Android for NSO software to work. Has anyone heard anything from them?

[@nassimabed]

And the Israeli defense ministry is a pinnacle of pure ethics. Right.

[@arikkatzenberg582]

Well, they don’t bomb cafes nor fly planes into civilian populations, so they’re far better than who they’ve been made to fight

[@nassimabed]

@@arikkatzenberg582 they slit the throats of local farmers to replace them by ones brought from overseas. Go read your history.

[@HarryshKumar-rt2uv]

Really quite impressed by the Pegasus Spyware and it's inventeos...

[@Levrai10]

Now they are sanctioned lol 😂

[@CloneShockTrooper]

Pandoras box has been open.

[@DWGoogleUser]

55 Million is a Low Ball number. The Saudis would laugh at such a low price. Your report is inaccurate.

[@IshaqIbrahim3]

THIS IS FUNNY! Do you expect a person that sell Pegasus to go against Pegasus? The answers to the interview questions are already known before the interview begin. THEY WILL DEFEND THEIR PRODUCT and stay in business. LMAO! I want to spy on all the employees that work for NSO Group because I suspect that there is a terrorist there. Can I do that? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

[@solid6926]

Payphone would be good right now, I just want pizza delivered...

[@erikbeck7802]

I wish I could use pegasus on MY enemies....

[@Zakiiiiiiiiiiiii315]

what enemies 👀

[@darinsingleton3553]

Thank goodness for this hard-hitting expose ... ... Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley & Morley Safer must be spinning (vomiting) in their graves.

[@TravisAndrew-dw9zv]

Well if it was Pegasus it would not have infiltrated his phone with a text message, its known as a 'no-click' spyware, meaning just needing your number in order to infect your device and take full control of all its functions.

[@anthonybennett8527]

THEY USING PEGASUS AGAINST ME RIGHT NOW, THEY STOLE MY IDENTITY AND MY PARENTS, THEY STOLE MY INHERITANCE TOO.

[@l2etranger]

And then anyone close enough can pick it up at a yard sale. No wonder many countries established diplomatic relations with its maker’s.

[@Tarotreading1122]

"✊💪💪Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave"✊💪💪✊

[@215Daniel]

This is totally unrelated to the content in the video.

[@udoyxyz]

@@215Daniel i think he supports NSO group

[@NasserShakaa]

Oh boy. Another Gary Vee wannabe

[@dannyjouchaudduplessix4174]

?🙄

[@abdulfatahmohamoud1146]

The world took off so fast , Hey where are you son. I am at the school No, you're at garden i c u from my pegasus app, get that stick behind you and come back home now .

[@whoknowsidont.5147]

Rich boys having fun..with our lives.

[@InvestirEnAfrique]

Good

[@whoknowsidont.5147]

I downloaded it ..

[@C.u.d.s]

“Nothing is proven” as crooked an answer as possible.

[@MyCognos]

Well said

[@elir.torres8642]

Just develop and deploy a patch ASAP!

[@michaelheal3600]

Nso is on my list

[@geoffreyshelley5736]

I always wondered why Curly did after the 3 Stooges broke up.

[@geoffreyshelley5736]

Thanks

[@Ggldoork]

If the NSO Group called themselves an Activist Technology organization - they would not be under any scrutiny.

[@richvanek1363]

6:40-6:50 is the main reason.

[@SM-rg2jd]

Pegasus is a criminals company

[@jayroxx2378]

Gang stalking

[@nathanielaustin1420]

Sick.

[@MichaelSkinner-e9j]

I would imagine It’s also being used by both hackers hacking innocent people, and the government trying to help those being hacked

[@hassansyed5661]

It would be worth testing to infect a smart phone with the Pagues and then check where exactly it is making changes in the system by comparing the before and after state

[@gregoryallen0001]

ex mossad is like ex cia.. there is no "ex"

[@gregrice1354]

CBS, 60 Minutes and KZbin repeatedly fail to provide accurate, synchronized Captions, as required by CVAA Law and by 30 years old ADA federal Civil Rights law. They are all complicit in this long-standing, therefore criminal violation. 11/5/2021

[@parisbest105]

You don't have your CAPTION turned on. Tap on "cc" at the top of your screen to turn it on.

[@livioangel]

Why I don't trust him

[@luislongoria6621]

The Contractual Agreement of Democracy is that NO Employee of the State can work for their own front facing side

[@hamiam2659]

Face book and KZbin must use Pegasus cause my ads scare me sometimes.

[@50shadesofShay.]

Terrifying

[@mingxuanfan]

What about the chinese government?

[@m.lymann2185]

The ccp was probably the first customer in line to purchase this spyware. They have so many critics world wide.

[@Lmarjorie1]

BS, u cam NOT trust a customer. They sell to one, no control to determine if they sell it to someone else.

[@GSP485]

... and the fed has this program? Sitting in a secure location awaiting permission for utilization? A program that leaves 0 evidence of use? Yet the fed isn't using the program? Pfft... they'll await permission for "official use", maybe... this is the flip side of the coin that apparently no one considers with things like Snowden actions years ago. While myself and the rest of the world greatly appreciate his actions, he wasn't the only programmer then, or now...

[@hartubmoses6645]

I don't know if it is Pegasus or some other applications, but I am an average U.S. citizen without a criminal record and someone has complete control over my phone and T-MOBILE will not do anything about it. I am a "Targeted Individual", due to Organized Stalking. One time, my tablet called a relative simultaneously showing the inside of his apartment. I didn't call him nor him me, at the time did I have his phone number. He had just moved into his new apartment. Other times when I try to take pictures the camera will blur, and change screens at will. If whomever is listening doesn't like my conversations, the phone will hang up or put the person that I am talking to on hold. Recently, as I was conversations with someone, an Amazon recording came on as if I had called them. Another time I was trying to compel a neighbor's cat to come to me, at the same time a alarm went off on my phone. I have never used an alarm on my phone, of course the cat took off fast.

[@thematteblack6606]

idk what it is but that guys seems on the level to me

[@Younniour]

#pegasus is a #weapon

[@LOSTYKmail]

Funny how the CEO went to KSA for the deal ..whereas no public relations between israe andl KSA .. no diplomatic relations or whatever

[@topherdavid420]

Pegasus = malware

[@kathrynstewart-mcdonald]

Arthur you can find out if M has it.